Broad Arrow is pleased to announce Global Icons: Spring Online, the latest chapter in its celebrated Global Icons: Online series of auctions, running 11 – 18 May.
This online auction will present more than 30 exceptional collector cars, each selected for its significance, character, and appeal across a diverse range of marques, eras, and collecting categories, offering enthusiasts worldwide a rare opportunity to acquire a truly remarkable automobile.
A selection of cars consigned to the auction will be presented at a Live Preview event at the historic Museo Alfa Romeo in Milan from 14 – 18 May. Open to collectors and the public, the event offers a unique opportunity to view these exceptional cars in person and connect with Broad Arrow’s team of internationally renowned specialists.
Considering bringing your car or collection to market? Contact a Broad Arrow Car Specialist today to explore all options to showcase your collector car on Broad Arrow’s upcoming European auction calendar.
Early consignments
1989 Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth Group A
Estimate: €180.000 – €220.000
The Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth is a true stalwart of Touring Car racing on the world stage. Upon its homologation for FIA’s Group A regulations in 1987, the RS 500 snatched pole position in the remaining six rounds of the World Touring Car Championship—converting four of them to victories. It spent the remainder of the 1980s terrorizing Touring Car fields worldwide: notably winning the 1988 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft title, 1988 and 1989 Australian Touring Car Championships, the Japanese Touring Car Championship from 1987 to 1989, and dominating the British Touring Car Championship until 1990.
This 1989 Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth is a genuine Group A-specification example, though never raced in period. It was built by Elio Imberti of Team Imberti, who famously trained Lella Lombardi before her trailblazing career in Formula 1. It is currently presented in a livery replicating the RS 500 that participated in the 1988 Spa 24 Hours. This example is equipped with a 2.0-liter Cosworth inline-four producing 460 CV and 560 Nm of torque through a Getrag five-speed manual transmission and additionally features AP Racing four-piston brake calipers.
Containing all the bones needed to begin a glorious vintage racing career, this 1989 Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth Group A invites its next caretaker to carry the torch of the RS 500’s dominance with a fresh chassis brimming with potential. It is eligible for a wide variety of esteemed historic racing events including Peter Auto Heritage Touring Cup 2, Motor Racing Legends Historic Touring Car Challenge, Tourenwagen Golden Ära, and the Italian Historic Car Championship.
1956 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk I
Estimate: €100.000 – €140.000
Offered Without Reserve
Introduced as the successor to the Aston Martin DB2, a refined blend of sport and luxury that had already captured the hearts of grand touring enthusiasts and distinguished itself with notable class performances at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Aston Martin DB2/4 was designed to address evolving clientele expectations by offering two additional rear seats along with increased luggage capacity.
Initially powered by a 2.6-liter dual overhead cam inline-six designed by the renowned engineer W. O. Bentley at Lagonda, the engine was thoroughly reworked in 1954 by Tadek Marek, the brilliant engineer responsible for some of Aston Martin’s most celebrated engines, who increased its displacement to 2.9 liters, producing 140 horsepower and allowing the car to reach nearly 190 km/h.
Delivered new through the Aston Martin American agent Peter Satori to Mr. Isaac Hart in Beverly Hills, according to the guarantee document issued in March 1956, this left-hand-drive 2.9-liter Aston Martin DB2/4 was originally finished in elegant Crimson Red with a Beige leather interior.
A matching-numbers car, with its chassis, engine, and body, all confirmed by the original guarantee, it has been meticulously restored in its original color combination to a near-concours standard. Equal attention has been given to the interior, and the engine bay is remarkably clean. Stored since its comprehensive restoration, the car has covered fewer than 50 kilometers. It starts on the button and drives very well. A Broad Arrow specialist has driven the car over a short distance and noted no issues.
This striking “Three-Litre” Aston Martin DB2/4 comes with its complete original tool kit, including the distinctive Thor hammer, and a Belgian technical inspection certificate valid through February 2028.
1957 Cadillac Series 70 Eldorado Brougham
Estimate: €80.000 – €90.000
Offered Without Reserve
- The most expensive luxury car in 1957 and one of just 400 produced that year
- Finished in its original colors of Deauville Gray over a Light Gray Bayou Cloth and leather interior
- Hand-built hardtop sedan derived from the Park Avenue and Orleans 1953 and 1954 GM show cars
- Completely pillarless four-door styling, stainless steel roof, and an impressive suite of standard equipment
- 365 cu-in V8 engine with Hydra-Matic four-speed automatic transmission
- Offered with a copy of its factory build sheet from the GM Heritage Archives
- The rarest series production Cadillac of 1957, embodying the marque’s “Standard of the World” ideal
1983 Ferrari 308 GTS Quattrovalvole
Estimate: €70.000 – €90.000
Offered Without Reserve
The 308 GTS Quattrovalvole—3.0-liter V8 Gran Turismo Scoperta, its very name says it all—stands as the ultimate evolution of the Ferrari 308. Its 3.0-liter engine, featuring four valves per cylinder (“Quattrovalvole”), fuel-injected and paired with a five-speed manual gearbox, develops 240 CV, up from the 214 CV of its predecessor, the 308 GTSi.
Its Pininfarina design was further refined with a new front grille featuring a chrome Cavallino Rampante and integrated long-range driving lights. The car also received new transverse vents on the hood, a redesigned electrically adjustable mirrors bearing the logo, and, inside the cabin, a new Momo steering wheel highlighted by a striking horn button. The rear bumper was also restyled. The Scoperta—Targa version—differing from the Berlinetta, features a removable roof and black louvered panels in place of the rear quarter windows
Delivered new by Auto-König in Munich, Germany, on 21 October 1983, this Bianco White example received, in addition to the standard model upgrades, the highly desirable air conditioning for added comfort and a roof spoiler for an even sportier appearance. Accompanied by its manuals and stamped service book, this 308 GTS was meticulously maintained by the renowned Michel Weber in Offenbach am Main, Germany, during the 1980s up to 25,000 km, and later by Ferrari specialists Peter Rosenmeier in Markgröningen at nearly 26,000 km on the odometer in 1996.
In 2000, a Munich couple acquired the car, maintaining it with its original dealer, Auto-König in Munich, Germany, as well as with the renowned Schürer specialists of Italian and British cars since the 1970s. A major service was performed in 2013, including timing belts, and renewed in 2016 at 48,223 km, covering timing belts, full fluids and brake checks, and a recharged air-conditioning system, along with a repair to the left front fender. The owners also had a TÜV evaluation and a professional appraisal carried out, both receiving favorable ratings, which are included in the file. In 2018, after 35 years in Germany, the car left the country for Belgium, having accumulated only 48,665 km on the odometer, and has covered just 500 km since.
This superb Ferrari 308 GTS Quattrovalvole, well-equipped, low-mileage, and accompanied by its original manuals and a Belgian technical inspection valid until December 2026, is sure to delight an enthusiast eager to enjoy its iconic 1980s styling.
1954 Chevrolet Corvette
Estimate: €60.000 – €80.000
Offered Without Reserve
The original Corvette was one of several “dream cars” featured in General Motors’ Motorama extravaganza for 1953. It was almost called “Corvair” but instead Chevrolet named it “…after the trim, fleet naval vessel that performed heroic escort and patrol duties in World War II.” But when the Corvette made its Motorama debut at New York’s Waldorf=Astoria hotel, something unexpected happened – over 10,000 potential buyers expressed an interest in owning one. Six months later Chevrolet was slowly building the first production Corvettes, with fiberglass bodies chosen to speed development and manufacture. With only minor changes from the Waldorf show car, 300 1953 models were produced, slated only for high-visibility VIPs. That first run of Corvettes were all painted Polo White, powered by a torquey 235 cu-in 150 horsepower “Blue Flame 6” and two-speed Powerglide automatic transmission.
By December 1953 Chevrolet had moved production from a temporary site in Flint, Michigan to a proper assembly line at its St. Louis plant. Now Corvettes were available for everyone, priced at $3,760 for 1954. New colors were also available, including Pennant Blue, Sportsman Red, and Black, along with the original Polo White. By mid ’54 horsepower was bumped five horsepower with a new camshaft. Though Chevrolet’s legendary V8 engine would not be ready until the 1955 model, Road & Track was impressed with the straight-six predecessor: “The Corvette will give any sports car of comparable power and weight a “real race” between 20 and 90 mph… Frankly, we liked the Corvette very much.”
Finished in the daring livery of Black over a Sportsman Red interior this restored Corvette Roadster features the 235 cu-in (3.9-liter) Blue Flame inline-six engine coupled to a two-speed Powerglide automatic transmission as all 1954 examples do. Black paint on a 1954 Corvette is exceptionally rare with less than one percent of Roadsters so finished. It is unknown if this Roadster was completed in GM St. Louis plant in this rare color, but it is quite the sight offering a refreshing respite from the traditional Polo White.
Sourced from the United States, it is quite rare to see such early examples on offer in Europe—especially those built before the model gained notoriety in the late 1950s at Le Mans. Offered with a 2015 evaluation from Expertisebureau Hermanns NV Belgique and a copy of a Corvette Operator’s Manual, the 1954 Corvette stands as the epitome of post-war American sporting design, capturing the optimism, innovation, and jet-age spirit that defined an era.
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